Mail-box support



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Sept. 1l, 1923.

had amuse@ v Patented Sept. 11, 1923.

CARY 000K, or COVINGTON, GEORGIA;

Application filed July 25, 1923. Seriall No. 653,771.

T 0 all, w 7mm t may concern Be it known that I, CARY Coon, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Covington, county of Newton, and State of Georgia, have invented an Improvement in Mail-B0X Supports, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.y

This invention has reference to mail box 'supports for use on rural routes and this application is, in part, a continuation of my copending application Serial Number 550,- 444, filed April 7, 1922, for Mail box supports. The invention aims to provide an adjustable support which may be shipped collapsed and easily erected by anyone in proper supporting position on any contour of ground. However, it will be understood that it is capable of other uses.

Among the advantages of my invention are its simplicity and strength, and its ready adjustment in any oneof a plurality of positions to hold a mail box or other receptacle at a suitable height from the road land at a convenient distance for delivery of mail or other articles by the carrier without driving ofi of the road. Other objects and advantages will appear in the specification when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my improved support, disclosing one position thereof in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the support taken from ythe left of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a'sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. l

In the illustrative embodiment of my invention shown in the drawings, wherein all the parts are preferably, though not necessarily, made of metal. I have provided a base or anchor member 1 preferably formed of sheet metal, such as boiler plate, for eX- ample, and having a wing member 2 thereon, which may be formed by slitting and bending a portion of the anchor plate at right angles as shown clearlyin Fig. 3, and also preferably having the lower endl 3 bent at right angles to the plane of the anchor to prevent lateral displacement thereof when it is imbedded in the ground, in concrete, or in gravel, as shown in the drawings.

At the upper end of the anchor, a plurality of holes 4 ar'ep'unched to afford means foradjustably connecting-,and supporting a standard thereon. f 'These holes may advantageouslybe arranged in two parallel rows .l

asshown in Fig. 1although other arrangements will suggest Lthemselves as suitable for special purposes.

My .improved standard preferably comprises a lower section 5fof flat merchant bar having a bolthole near its lower end wherev by it may be `pivotally connected yto the base 1 by means ofa pin or bolt 6 engaging-one of the openings4. A' plurality of holes 47 are punched at spaced intervals along the length` ofl'thesection. 'An upper.v

section 8, preferably of the same material as the lower section and also having a plui-` rality` of bolt holes 9 spaced the same as the openings in the lower section 5, is adapted for connection to the lower section 5 by suitablefastenings,such as the bolts 10. Thus the height of the standard may be varied by raising or lowering the upper section and rigidly securing the two sections together by means of the pins or bolts 10 passing through registering openings-therein (Fig. l). y

A platform 11 is provided for supporting the mail box or other receptacle. This platform is preferably made of a T-shaped iron bar as shown in Fig. 2 and has a row of spaced openings 12 throughout its length adapted to register with the top opening in the section 8 of the standard whereby lit is pivotally mounted in suitable adjusted position. 'Horizontal adjustments of the supporting platformwith respect to the` standard may be made by securing it thereto through any one of the openings, 12. The cross flange of the'T-bar is preferably provided with suitable openings or notches (not shown) to receive the usual screws or bolts for-attaching a boX or receptacle thereon. in a well known manner.

' In order to support the standard rigidly upon the anchor 1,\in proper angularly ads justed positions, la suitablebrace 14, preferably made of rod iron having its ends bent at right langles and screw threaded, is adapted to be secured atv one end in any one of the openings 4in the anchor and at the other end inf-one of theopenings 7 inthe standard member 5 by nuts 15 cooperating in horizontal position fby a bracket or brace Ll l) 16, similar to thebrace 14, which is designed to be secured at one end in any one ot thel openings 12 therein and at the other end inY one ot' the openings 9 in the standard sec-- tion 8.

My improved extensible standard is sns ceptible of a considerable range of angular' adjustment with respect to they anchor mem.

` proper openings in thek anchor and standard.,

Ifit should vlie-necessary to lplace the stand-- ard `on'a steep incline, the anchoimember may-be set'in the ground in an angular position, and'v the standard jmay be adjusted thereon with equal vfacility;

Itis itrequently necessary tov set` the anchor on one side ot the road gutter, as shown in Fig. l tor example, to avoidv making an obstruction to road' repairs; in Which caseit isdesirable,` for the convenience of car-- riers, to support the mail box in a projected position over the roa'd bed. My improvedy standardmay be' eXter'ided over the' road to the regulation height'required by the'Post Ottice'De'partment by suitably adiusting it angularly With'v reference to'the baser and the box supporting platt'orm ll may be secured thereto at a suitable angle to hold it'in a horizontal position 'as indicated in Figure l.` Also, if' desired. the boxk supporting plattorm' may be adjusted horizontally on th'esupport to project the box in eitherdirection after the standard is secured in adjusted position. Thus, the stz'l-ndardA may easily'be set to support the box inthe most convenient position "for a carrier.

Obviously, the brace rod llr6 for the supporting platform ll is adapted to cooperate with any'oue'ot the openings 1Q thereiinon either side off (the standard; asv viewed in Figure' l. Thusn it'is possible tof-set lthe supporting platform' atA any desired angle with respect to th'estan'dard.'

Another important vadvantage ot' the pivotal'connection y'between the standard and the anchor memben is` that it enables 4an ordinary unskilled laborer to remove the brace rod '14: either trom the standard or from"the anchorfandf' swing the--standard away from itspositiou over'tlie edge of a road bed." This may be ynecessary at intrequent intervals,y during road repairs andis easily and convenientlyaccomplished. After the road Work'is completed-the standard may be again setin its original adjusted position'byfsecuringithe brace=rod-` 14 inthe hole from-Which itwas- Withdrawn.;- f

board or other strip inthe usual Way to the*k supporting element ll and attach the boxes thereto.l y i Obviously my. invention is not limited to the specific embodiment herein described but is susceptible ofvarious changes.

Having thus -shoWn and described 'one illustrative embodiment of my invention Without restricting `myself thereto. what vI claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is:

1A -mail -box i support compris-ing, in`l combination, a baseadapted to be anchored in the ground, a standard' pivotally 1nounteditor angular adjustment in a vertical plane on said base, -a box supporting means adjustablymounted on said standard and means whereby saidbox supporting means may be secured in a horizontal position on the standard for all positions of angular adjustment et th-e standard.'l

2. /A kmail box support' comprising,` in combination` a base adapted to be anchored in the grround` an extensible standard pi'v otally mounted-on saidbase and adapted to be secured in dit'ferei'it'fangular posit-ions with respect thereto, a box supportingmemberV adjnstab-ly mounted on said standard and means for securing` said member in a horizontal position on said standard.-

3. A mail box -support comprising. in combination. a standard 'pivotally mounted on a support tor angular adjnstmentin a vertical plane, and a bo-xVsupport-ing member connected tovsaid standard tor angular adjustmentin a vvertical plane and forhorizontal adjustment With respectthereto.

4.' In a `support tor mail boxes and the like, an anchor member, a standard,pivotally mounted yon saidanclionmembery.` a brace on the anchor memberadapted vto hold' the standard in. angularly.- adjusted .positions and an adj nstable box supportingr member adapt edJ to .berseeured in 'a horizontal position-on the standard for all positions ot adjustment otthestandard.

5.A support comprising,` in combination, :1n-anchor member adaptedftobe imbedded in ythei` ground, an extensible standard inounted'ilor angularadjustment with respectto the anchor .and adjustably secured thereto, a supporting :member mounted on the .standard forv angular adjustment.y with respect theretoand beingcapablerof horizontal adjustmentthereon, andemeans "for maintaining said standard and supporting member in any desired position of adjustment.

6. A support for mail boxes and the like comprising, in combination, an anchor adapted to be imbedded in the ground, an extensible standard mounted for angular adjustment on said anchor member, means cooperating with said standard and anchor member to secure said standard rigidly in any one of a plurality of angularly adjusted positions and a box supporting platform mounted on the upper end of said standard and adapted to be secured rigidly'thereto in a horizontal position for all positions of adjustment of the standard.

7 A support for mail boxes and the like comprising, in combination, a sheet metal anchor member having a plurality of holes near its upper end, a standard pivotally connected to said anchor member in one of said holes, a brace secured to said standard and adapted to be secured in any of the remaining holes in the anchor member to sup-port the standard rigidly in any one of a lurality of angularly adjusted positions and a box carrier mounted o-n said standard adapted to be adjusted thereon to a horizontal position Jfor all positions of adjustment of the standard.

8. A support for mail boxes comprising,`

in combination, a sheet metal anchor having lateral Wings thereon adapted to be imbedded in the ground, an extensible standard mounted on the upper end of said anchor, means for securing said standard tol said anchor in any one of a plurality of angularly adjusted positions With respect to the plane of the ground and adjustable box sup-porting means mounted on the upper end of the standard.

9. In a support for mail boxes, a base member having a flat upper end and prootally mounted on the upper end of said standard and vadapted to be secured thereto in horizontally adjusted positions for all positions of adjustment of the standard.

10. A mail box support comprising,I vin combination, an anchor member adapted to be imbedded in the ground at an angle to the vertical, a standard connected for relative angular adjustment to said anchor member, said anchor and said standard having openings therein, means cooperating vvith said openings to secure said standard rigidly to said anchor in any one of a plurality of relative angular positions of adjustment, the height. of said standard being adjustable, anl box supporting means on said st-andar l1. A mail box support comprising the anchor l, the extensible standard elements `5 and 8 adjustably and pivotally secured thereto, the box supporting platform 11 adjustably supported on the upper end of the standard element 8, and the brace rods 14:`

and 16 Jfor rigidly supporting said platform and standard, all substantially asv shown and described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this speciication.

GARY COOK. 

